\(
\newcommand{\P}[]{\unicode{xB6}}
\newcommand{\AA}[]{\unicode{x212B}}
\newcommand{\empty}[]{\emptyset}
\newcommand{\O}[]{\emptyset}
\newcommand{\Alpha}[]{Α}
\newcommand{\Beta}[]{Β}
\newcommand{\Epsilon}[]{Ε}
\newcommand{\Iota}[]{Ι}
\newcommand{\Kappa}[]{Κ}
\newcommand{\Rho}[]{Ρ}
\newcommand{\Tau}[]{Τ}
\newcommand{\Zeta}[]{Ζ}
\newcommand{\Mu}[]{\unicode{x039C}}
\newcommand{\Chi}[]{Χ}
\newcommand{\Eta}[]{\unicode{x0397}}
\newcommand{\Nu}[]{\unicode{x039D}}
\newcommand{\Omicron}[]{\unicode{x039F}}
\DeclareMathOperator{\sgn}{sgn}
\def\oiint{\mathop{\vcenter{\mathchoice{\huge\unicode{x222F}\,}{\unicode{x222F}}{\unicode{x222F}}{\unicode{x222F}}}\,}\nolimits}
\def\oiiint{\mathop{\vcenter{\mathchoice{\huge\unicode{x2230}\,}{\unicode{x2230}}{\unicode{x2230}}{\unicode{x2230}}}\,}\nolimits}
\)
COBOL is an old language which is commonly used in mainframe computers.
Since COBOL is no longer widely taught in academia, there is now a scarcity of COBOL programmers which are needed to maintain old mainframes.
Installation
Linux
# Install prerequisites
sudo apt install libgmp-dev libltdl-dev
sudo apt install libdb-dev libncurses-dev
# Download gnucobol
wget -O gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/files/gnucobol/3.0/gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz/download
tar xf gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz
# Install
cd gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz
./configure
make
sudo make install
ldconfig
Getting Started
Usage
Resources
References